Policy papers and consultations

This consultation collected views on expanding the use of naloxone. It ran for 8 weeks and was open to all interested individuals and organisations.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 24 January 2024

• Expanding access to naloxone

  Introduction to naloxone Naloxone is a drug that reverses the effects of…

The UK Government is consulting on proposed legislative amendments to widen access to take-home supplies of naloxone, without a prescription.

• From: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 3 others
• Updated: 24 January 2024

• Proposals to expand access to take-home naloxone supplies

  Introduction The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the…

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) seeks to gather insight into current government-led drug prevention policies and landscape across the UK.

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and 1 others
• Updated: 5 January 2024

• Drug prevention policies and landscape across the UK: query letter (accessible)

  ACMD Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs ACMD Chair: Professor Owen…

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs call for evidence, collecting written evidence to better understand internet-facilitated drug markets (IFDMs).

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and 1 others
• Updated: 20 December 2023

The ACMD will use your response to help them formulate advice to government about drug use in ethnic minority groups.

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and 1 others
• Updated: 21 September 2023

We are seeking views to enable us to determine legitimate uses of nitrous oxide.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 5 September 2023

A 10-year plan to cut crime and save lives by reducing the supply and demand for drugs and delivering a high-quality treatment and recovery system.

• From: Department for Education and 5 others
• Updated: 29 April 2022

An independent review into the use and supply of illicit drugs, seeking views on how to reduce harm to individuals and society.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 2 July 2020

The government's response to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) report 'Ageing cohort of drug users'.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 3 October 2019

Consultation about changes to the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS) annual reports format and the methodology for the young people's report.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 24 September 2019

Government response to recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 19 September 2019

The government's response to the Health and Social Care Committee's report.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 6 September 2019

We're inviting feedback on proposed changes to the criminal justice intervention teams dataset collected for the national drug treatment monitoring system.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 29 July 2019

Terms of reference of the expert reference group advising the review of prescribed medicines.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 14 November 2018

The drug strategy 2017 sets out how the government and its partners, at local, national and international levels, will take new action to tackle drug misuse and the harms it causes.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 14 July 2017

ACMD chair Les Iversen writes to Sarah Newton, Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism, about phytocannabinoids.

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
• Updated: 16 December 2016

ACMD’s report on diversion and illicit supply of medicines.

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
• Updated: 15 December 2016

A call for evidence to inform an independent review into the effects on employment outcomes of drug or alcohol addiction and obesity.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 5 December 2016

The second and concluding report on opioid substitution therapy from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD).

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
• Updated: 23 October 2015

Public Health England is undertaking a review on behalf of the departments of health in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 30 September 2015